Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 123 23-24 May 2023
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MADAGASCAR, Kingdom of Imerina. Ranavalona III. 1883-1897. Pattern AR 5 Francs (38mm, 24.90 g, 12h). By John H. Pinches, for Reginald Huth. Dated 1895. RANAVALO MANJAKA 3, crowned bust facing slightly left / (crescent) RABODOMAMDRIANIMPOINIMERINA (crescent) 1895, Jerusalem cross within polylobe; lis in quarters, rosettes in angles. Chauvicourt 6; MCF 9; Davenport 516; KM (X) M4. Toned, light marks on obverse. EF. Extremely rare – only 25 struck in silver.
From an English private collection of coins and medals relating to Madagascar, formed from the 1960s to the present.
This silver pattern is from a fascinating series of fantasies commissioned by the British collector Reginald Huth, primarily featuring crown-sized coins for various reigning queens. Fantasy patterns for Ranavalona III of Madagasar, Lili'uokalani and Ka'iulani of Hawaii, Isabel II of Spain, and Queen Victoria were struck by the Pinches of London. In several cases, these are the only "coins" bearing that monarch's portrait, and all are highly sought after by modern collectors.
From an English private collection of coins and medals relating to Madagascar, formed from the 1960s to the present.
This silver pattern is from a fascinating series of fantasies commissioned by the British collector Reginald Huth, primarily featuring crown-sized coins for various reigning queens. Fantasy patterns for Ranavalona III of Madagasar, Lili'uokalani and Ka'iulani of Hawaii, Isabel II of Spain, and Queen Victoria were struck by the Pinches of London. In several cases, these are the only "coins" bearing that monarch's portrait, and all are highly sought after by modern collectors.